{"id":120496,"date":"2018-07-19T14:46:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=120496"},"modified":"2023-12-15T21:51:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:51:53","slug":"how-to-start-an-etsy-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/guides\/how-to-start-an-etsy-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"How to start an Etsy shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text title_type=”h1″]Do you create unique, handmade items as a hobby or pastime? Whether you’re a calligrapher or a ceramicist, consider starting an Etsy shop to promote your products to the world.<\/p>\n

With more than 33 million buyers, Etsy offers you the opportunity to sell your products on a large scale to a global audience. It focuses on unique, handmade items and aims to offer a community where creators and buyers can connect.<\/p>\n

Best of all, selling through Etsy is a great way to mitigate the impact of lockdowns caused by the pandemic, or any other as yet unforeseen act of God. Etsy was actually one of the retail world’s big winners during Covid, as demand for bespoke masks, and other goods that consumers were suddenly struggling to find, surged in 2020, resulting in a doubling of revenue and a quadrupling of profit for the company by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Better still, 91% of businesses on Etsy are run by just one person working from home. If you’re thinking of joining them, read on for our full guide on what you need to know.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n <\/p>

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